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The Growth of Ad-Hoc Teams

Posted April 27, 2005 | Leadership |

While some of us may miss the traditional project team model, the ad hoc team is here to stay. In fact, as staff turnover and shortages approach the levels experienced during the late 1980s, and as global outsourcing grows, the incidence of ad hoc teams will increase. Indeed, anecdotal evidence shows that within most IT groups, ad hoc teams now constitute the vast majority of teams.

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Rob Thomsett
Rob Thomsett is one of Cutter Consortium founding Fellows. He served on the editorial board of Cutter IT Journal (now Cutter Business Technology Journal) and a regular speaker and keynoter at Cutter Summits. A thought leader in agile project management, Mr. Thomsett currently works with New Zealand–based Fronde — a leader in agile development methods — in implementing agile project management cultures and approaches in two major organizations… Read More
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